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Review on πŸ’¦ Efficient Waterstone Sharpening Sharpeners by SHAN ZU: A Cut Above the Rest by Louis Turley

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Uses Technique: Whetstones

Getting the correct and consistent angle is very difficult. This whetstone comes with an angled guide, but it's ALSO tricky to use (difficult to fit onto the back of the blade). This is a skill you just have to learn. There's a reason you pay for professional knife sharpening. On the other hand, it's not too difficult to learn. I watched a YouTube video, sharpened a knife and everything is fine. Sharpened another, scratched the blade and didn't run very well. I watched another video, learned more, finished the unsuccessful work and corrected my mistake. It takes TIME to get it right, at least when I first learn it. Anyway, THIS is the sharpening stone you should get if you're a home cook who wants to sharpen your decent old knives just as well or better than they were when you got them. And it's fun to try and prove to yourself that it worked. I took green beans out of the freezer, thawed them in warm water, and cut paper-like translucent green bean circles. What! It was fun. Tomato? Thin as glass waffles with cherry tomatoes. phew!

Pros
  • Power and Hand Tools
Cons
  • old